Paediatricscommon
A 15-year-old boy with Crohn disease attends a routine clinic review with his mother. He has lost 4 kg in three months and has missed a third of school days this term, and he answers in monosyllables while his mother supplies most of the history. His inflammatory markers are unchanged from six months ago and he says he is taking his azathioprine. As you are finishing, he says quietly that he would like to talk to you without his mother present. Which one of the following is the most appropriate way to continue the consultation?